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jaytex'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 31, 2026

JR-TEX-31

  • jaytex DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (HOU)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (HOU)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (HOU)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Seth McGowan Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (HOU)
Seth McGowan
RB Kentucky
Eric Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Eric Rivers
WR Georgia Tech
Keyshaun Elliott Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (HOU)
Keyshaun Elliott
LB Arizona State
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (HOU)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (ATL)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (ATL)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Seth McGowan Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CLE)
Seth McGowan
RB Kentucky
Keyshaun Elliott Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (KC)
Keyshaun Elliott
LB Arizona State
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (ATL)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (ATL)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Players traded away
Head Shot
Cade Stover
TE
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesC- FutureB+
More right than wrong for the Texans, and a B- to prove it.

The Texans put a flag in the ground for Seth McGowan, 34 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.

On value alone, Slaughter makes the weekend a net positive. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick38 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon at the 38th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
Pick48 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
A slide stopped in pick No. 48, with Anthony Hill Jr. worth more than the price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick59 Rnd2 Eli Stowers
A reasonable price with a little left over, Eli Stowers in the Round 2 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Taking Jake Slaughter in pick 79 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick82 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
Jadarian Price at Round 3, Pick 18 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick106 Rnd4 Gracen Halton
Gracen Halton in slot 106 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick122 Rnd4 Dametrious Crownover
Dametrious Crownover at the 122nd pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick147 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
Beau Stephens at No. 147 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The roster fit checks out.
Pick149 Rnd5 Seth McGowan
They talked themselves into Seth McGowan at the Round 5 slot, and the board did not agree. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick167 Rnd5 Eric Rivers
A straight-up fair deal on Eric Rivers at pick No. 167, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick210 Rnd6 Keyshaun Elliott
Keyshaun Elliott at Round 6, Pick 29 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick223 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon in the 223rd overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick243 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
They liked Robert Spears-Jennings enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 243. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.